Senior Manager of Corporate Accounting

Corporate Accountant – Corporate Accounting Operations

We are looking for a Corporate Accountant to join Anthropic’s Corporate Accounting Operations team. Reporting to the Director of Accounting Operations, this individual will lead a team of accountants while staying hands‑on — reviewing and preparing close materials, setting technical standards, and owning their own portfolio of accounts through close.

• This is a build role. The successful candidate will write and own the policies and SOPs the team operates against, design the controls framework, and continuously improve the processes underneath it — including using Claude and other tools to automate work that doesn’t need to be manual.
• The role carries direct reports and sits at the intersection of close operations, technical accounting, SOX, process automation, and cross‑functional partnership.
• Close Operations (
  35%)
  • Own a portfolio of accounts through month‑end and quarter‑end close — reconciliations, journal entries, and variance commentary.
  • Drive close acceleration by identifying bottlenecks and implementing process changes that reduce cycle time without sacrificing accuracy.
  • Ensure all close deliverables are consistently audit‑ready with clear documentation of positions and supporting evidence.
  • Oversee SOX control preparation and execution across owned accounts; review control evidence and own timely remediation of gaps.
• Technical Accounting & Policy (
  20%)
  • Write, own, and maintain technical accounting policies and SOPs across the domain — drafting, evolving, and ope rationalising them as the business changes.
  • Review technical accounting memos prepared by the team; ensure conclusions are well‑supported and consistent with US GAAP.
  • Collaborate with Technical Accounting on new or evolving standards and translate guidance into executable procedures.
  • Own external audit responses within the domain; ensure timely delivery of supporting schedules and audit‑ready work papers.
• Process Improvement & Automation (
  20%)
  • Identify repetitive, rules‑based tasks and build scalable solutions — including leveraging Claude — to automate or replace them.
  • Document workflows and controls in a way that supports knowledge transfer, audit evidence, and system scalability.
  • Contribute to ERP and systems implementations, translating accounting requirements into clear specifications and test criteria.
• Team Leadership & Review (
  15%)
  • Coach and develop a team of highly agile performers with timely, specific feedback that raises the technical and operational bar.
  • Hire and onboard accountants as the team grows; set clear expectations and build a culture of precision and continuous improvement.
  • Serve as the first escalation point for complex transactions and accounting judgments across the team’s work streams.
• Cross‑Functional Partnership (
  10%)
  • Partner with Finance & Strategy, Tax, People Operations, Procurement, and Facilities to keep accounting aligned with business activity in real time.
  • Translate complex accounting positions into plain language for non‑finance stakeholders.
  • Support new entity setup and geographic expansion by establishing accounting processes for new jurisdictions.

• Active CPA licence (required).
• Roughly 10 years of progressive accounting experience, combining public company (audit or in‑house) exposure with time in a high‑growth or startup environment.
• Deep expertise in two or more of the following: ASC 842 leases, ASC 718 SBC, ASC 340‑40 commissions, payroll, fixed‑assets/capitalisation, cash & investments, debt, intangibles, prepaids, accruals.
• Experience designing and operating controls in a SOX environment.
• Ability to write and maintain end‑to‑end policies and SOPs and ensure they are applied by the team.
• Hands‑on ownership of close: reconciliations, journal entries, variance analysis, and period‑end cut‑off.
• Experience coaching junior accountants with direct reports.
• Strong communication skills, able to translate complex positions into plain language for non‑accounting partners.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity: structures work, reaches defensible conclusions, and documents clearly when the answer isn’t obvious.
• Prior experience in high‑growth or…